Since when has the blush of my eyes been warmed by the heat of tears, the fervor of those tear-filled eyes has set the night on fire.
This couplet is a profound meditation on the nature of sorrow and passion. The poet asks, 'When will my eyelids burn from the warmth of my own tears?' The answer is that the sheer intensity and fervor of those tears—the 'aab-e-chashm'—have given fire to the very core of the heart. It suggests that the deepest pain is not merely sadness, but a passionate, consuming fire of emotion.
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